Call for Projects: BEFuture Acceleration Programme 2025 (up to €30,000)

Deadline: February 5, 2025

Is your organization working within the enterprise occasion business? Do you will have a revolutionary thought for driving innovation within the sector? The BEFuture Acceleration Programme 2025 is your probability to get it off the bottom. BEFuture is providing an thrilling OPPORTUNITY for SMEs and different organisations. Their Acceleration Programme affords up to €30,000 in funding together with technical assist for initiatives within the enterprise occasions sector.

The improvement and scaling of revolutionary merchandise, processes, companies, and enterprise fashions is important for the enterprise occasions sector. They will play an vital position in serving to actors throughout the business turn into greener, extra inclusive, and extra resilient. 

The BEFuture Acceleration Programme has been launched to enhance progress on three key facets: 

• Innovation and improvement of minimal viable merchandise (MVPs): Transforming revolutionary concepts into practical prototypes or MVPs utilizing superior applied sciences akin to AI, IoT, blockchain, sustainable supplies, and extra. 
• Scaling and commercialisation of confirmed revolutionary options: Assisting options which have demonstrated potential in preliminary levels to scale up, enter the market, and develop strong enterprise fashions that guarantee their sustainability. 
• Collaboration throughout the ecosystem: Encouraging cooperation and joint initiatives that spur innovation throughout the business and between the enterprise occasions sector and associated sectors. 

Benefits

They will choose not less than 80 initiatives pushed by SMEs. Successful candidates will obtain the next assist below the programme:

• Funding per mission starting from €20,000 to €30,000 (complete funds of the Call: €2.4 million). The funding quantity will depend upon the class of innovation (radical, disruptive, substantial or incremental) and will likely be made out there for actions akin to hiring consultants, coaching workers, buying software program, and acquiring certifications.
• Training classes designed to educate, stimulate, encourage, and assist digital and sustainable transitions.
• Access to experience within the type of mentorship and steerage from business consultants.
• Networking alternatives between enterprise occasion professionals and associated sectors.
• Visibility and recognition for supported options on a worldwide stage.

Eligibility

• Is your organisation dedicated to fostering change throughout the enterprise occasions sector? Do you will have an thought for driving the sustainable transition? You are eligible to apply.
• Projects will be submitted by SMEs primarily based in Belgium (Flanders), France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain (Catalonia), or Italy lively within the European enterprise occasions sector.
• Partnerships of most 4 individuals, together with minimal one SME are welcome, so long as 70 % of the grant is devoted to the SME(s). The programme additionally seeks to foster synergies with different sectors impacting enterprise occasions, such because the digital, audiovisual, building, vitality, catering, mobility, and expertise sectors.

Application

Eligible candidates can submit their utility on-line between December 5, 2024 and February 5, 2025 (17:00 CET).

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For extra info, go to BEFuture Acceleration Programme.